CALIFORNIA — By Chris Lomon   There are a pair of stakes races we’ll be looking to make some money on Sunday:   1. Spotlight Race: Race 9- $250,000 Bowling Green Stakes (G2T) at 5:45pm ET What to do with a $20 Bet: $4 trifecta: #2 Silver Knott to finish first,...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Printing Money If Hans Gruber and his crew invested their time and energy in Nakatomi the horse, rather than the Los Angeles plaza, they’d be a whole lot richer… and alive. That’s because 5-year-old gelding Nakatomi has landed in the money in...

DEL MAR PARK — By Ed DeRosa   Two diametrically opposed styles of races headline the top summer racing today, as the feature at Saratoga Race Course is a turf sprint while the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club headliner is a dirt marathon. Of course, style is not related to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   No Slowin’ Down The summer of Dornoch remains in full force after another successful trip around the track in the $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Running from the first post position, Dornoch and rider Luis Saez jumped out to an early...

NEW YORK — By Chris Lomon   Spotlight Race: Shuvee Stakes (G2) at Saratoga   Date: Sunday, July 21st (Race 5 at 3:17 pm ET )   What to do with a $20 Bet:  $20 to win on Just Katherine    The Reason: Just Katherine has been just outstanding in her efforts...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Formidable Foe If Leslie’s Rose (5-1) is the Buffalo Bills circa 1991-1994, then Thorpedo Anna (1-2) is the Lombardi Trophy. The pair will meet for the third time in this Saturday’s American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga where the race within the race...

NEW YORK — By Ed DeRosa   The New York Stallion Series today at Saratoga is a fitting start to the stakes slate this week, as Saturday features a pair of prep races for the King’s Plate. Both the New York Stallion Series and King’s Plate are restricted races in that where...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Laser-Like It took a laser-focused effort from Whitebeam (GB) to hold off Canadian Horse of the Year recipient (2022) Moira in Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. With the win by three-quarters of a length, Whitebeam was able to...

TORONTO — By Matthew Lomon   Fly your Flag Chili Flag (FR) (9-2) is flying high ahead of Saturday’s $500,000 Diana (G1T) at Saratoga. Currently boasting a streak of three straight graded scores, the 5-year-old mare will need to outduel a deep field of challengers for a...

ENGLAND — By Ed DeRosa   A familiar face to North American bettors headlines the Falmouth Stakes on Friday at Newmarket in the UK, where last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf runner up Porta Fortuna figures to be a heavy favorite off a big win in the Coronation...